inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to look down on; to make light of
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
living person; the living
to comfort; to console; to amuse
fiction; fabrication; concoction; falsework (scaffolding, etc.)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
anthem; carol; hymn of praise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
never mind!; don't worry about it
to grimace; to make a wry face
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
although; but; even though; I wish that
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
in the end; at the end of the day
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to have a talk; to tell a story
for a while; for some time; for a period
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
distant land; remote location; distant province
communication technology; communications technology